- [Narrator] Local 3D scenes in ArcGIS Proare designed for a much closer lookat the Earth's surface than the global scenes.They're great for projects atthe scale of a city or smaller.I'd like to explore the city of San Franciscoin three-dimensions by adding a new local scene.To do that, I'll come up to the Insert tab,go over to New Map in the Project Group,and then choose New Scene.That'll create a new global sceneand we can convert it to a local sceneby visiting the View menu.On the left side in the View group,we'll choose the Local button.

This'll remove the effects of the curvature of the Earthwhich won't apply to a map of the city scale.Then, we can hold down the shift-key in our keyboardand drag a box around the city of San Francisco to zoom in.I'll go ahead and do that one more time,just to get a closer look.Now, I can start adding data layers to the map.But that's actually the hard way of creating a local scene.Let me show you another way.I'm going to go ahead and close this tab.Then, go into the Maps folder in the Project groupand find the scene that we just added,right-click on it and choose Delete.Then, I'm going to make surethat the San Francisco imagery map,which is a 2D map, is currently active.

I'll just click on the tab here.If you already have a 2D map of your study area,you can activate it,then go up to the View tab of the ribbon,and just press the Convert button in the View group.That'll convert it to a local 3D sceneand add it in to the Maps folder in the Project pane.And I can see it right here.It'll also copy over any of the data layersyou currently had in the original 2D mapand bring them into the 3D map.At this point, it might not look like a 3D map,but on the keyboard, if you tap the "w" key,it'll start panning your view up.Then, we can use the "+" and "-" keys to zoom into the mapand then I'll press the "w" key a few more timesto angle our view up.

We can also click and drag on the mapto navigate around in 3D space.So, we saw that the keyboard shortcut "w"will tilt our view up.We could also use the "s" key to tilt our view downor the "a" key to look left or the "d" key to look right.By using a combination of these four keys,plus clicking and dragging on your mouse,you can fly through the city and over the landscape.I'll go ahead and press the "s" keyto pitch my view down a little bit.Then, I'll click and drag to move my view.Then, I'll press the "+" key on the keyboard to zoom in.

Then, tap the "w" key a few times to pitch my view back up.Notice that we're able to distinguishthe height of nearby mountainsand then we're not just viewing a flat surface.That's because ArcGIS Pro is pulling elevation datafrom ArcGIS Online's World Elevation Dataset.We'll see how we can supplement that with our own,more accurate elevation data in an upcoming movie.So, now you can fly over the cityand get a feel for the topography in different areas.Translating a 2D map into a local 3D scenecan make your maps really come alive.

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11/18/2016

Get data-mapping and geoprocessing power in a new, more intuitive work environment with ArcGIS Pro. ArcGIS Pro Essential Training shows how to use the new ribbon-based interface and editing environment in ArcGIS to accomplish common 2D and 3D mapping tasks. Learn to create project-centered files that gather local and online resources and geodatabases together into a single location—making management and creation of your maps that much easier. Create multiple 2D map views and 3D scenes in a single project and save project templates to reuse your layouts. Instructor Adam Wilbert also covers manipulating data using the included ArcGIS geoprocessing tools, adding styles and symbols, and sharing the final maps via ArcGIS Online or as standalone packages.